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NURSING SUPERVISOR
Summary

Effective at improving revenue, team productivity and policies to keep the facility operating at a sustainable and profitable level. Well-versed in motivating and retaining employees, building relationships with residents and families and achieving the requirements for continued accreditation.

Dedicated and compassionate Licensed Practical Nurse with extensive experience in medical procedures, including sample collection, blood draw, IV insertion and infection control. Meticulous regard for detail and accuracy with strong follow-through and administrative skills. Maintains composure and makes accurate decisions in fast-paced, unpredictable and stressful environments. History of interfacing seamlessly with doctors, specialized support services, patients and visiting families.

Skills
  • Patient relations
  • Census goals
  • Acute and rehabilitative care
  • Policies and procedures
  • Oral and written communication
  • Regulatory requirements
  • Patient safety
  • Quality assurance controls
  • Performance improvements
  • Performance monitoring
  • Greeting and directing
  • Work site preparation
  • Team management
  • Performance assessments
  • IV and venipuncture
  • Medication administration
  • Palliative care
  • Patient needs assessment
  • Ventilator care
  • Unit administration
  • Intake and discharge
  • IV drug therapy management
  • Medication and IV administration
  • Diabetes management
  • Colostomy care
  • Body mechanics knowledge
  • Computerized charting specialist
  • Geriatric treatment knowledge
  • Wound cleaning/care expertise
  • Multi-tasking and prioritizing
  • Rehabilitation techniques
  • Educating families
  • Empathetic and compassionate
  • Staff direction and task delegation
  • Documenting incidents
  • Counting narcotics
  • Calm and level-headed under duress
  • Quick problem solver
  • Infection control procedures
  • Monitoring fluids
  • Catheter change and preparation
  • Collecting specimens
  • Medical terminology knowledge
  • Direct patient care
  • Staff supervision
  • Employee retention strategies
  • Staff scheduling
  • Job performance evaluations
  • Patient services coordination
  • Documentation and reporting
  • Multidisciplinary team collaboration
  • Recruiting and Hiring
  • Schedule management
  • Facility oversight
Experience
Burr Ridge Senior LivingBurr Ridge, ILInterim Director of Nursing03/2020 to Current
  • Ordered all supplies needed for the pharmacy and kept tabs on inventory levels.
  • Recruited well-qualified candidates to fill vacancies and offer residents unparalleled care.
  • Reviewed and assessed staff processes, reducing hazards posed for residents and staff while promoting regulatory compliance.
  • Recruited and hired intelligent clinical and administrative staff to bolster skills set of already talented team.
  • Communicated with patients with compassion while keeping medical information private.
  • Updated procedures necessary for compounding, mixing, packaging and labeling medications.
  • Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.
  • Resolved conflicts promptly among physicians, nurses and other healthcare employees to keep workflows on task.
  • Developed policies to align procedures with nursing home strategic initiatives and complied with statutory, regulatory, state and federal guidelines.
  • Implemented new hire training to further develop skills and initiate discussions on task prioritization.
Palos Heights Senior LivingPalos Heights, ILAssistant Living Director02/2020 to Current
  • Ordered all supplies needed for the pharmacy and kept tabs on inventory levels.
  • Recruited well-qualified candidates to fill vacancies and offer residents unparalleled care.
  • Recruited and hired intelligent clinical and administrative staff to bolster skills set of already talented team.
  • Communicated with patients with compassion while keeping medical information private.
  • Updated procedures necessary for compounding, mixing, packaging and labeling medications.
  • Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.
  • Resolved conflicts promptly among physicians, nurses and other healthcare employees to keep workflows on task.
  • Created and maintained facility documents and records, maintaining accuracy while managing sensitive data.
  • Implemented new hire training to further develop skills and initiate discussions on task prioritization.
  • Checked the pharmacy area regularly to ensure that it was kept neat, clean and free of debris.
  • Helped floor nurses make care decisions by applying exceptional clinical judgment and knowledge of facility policies.
  • Kept close eye on department operations to maintain effective coverage of all needs.
  • Completed weekly floor work to stay up to date on latest clinical practices and procedures.
  • Received and researched complaints from families, patients and clinical staff in order to resolve concerns to full satisfaction.
  • Provided case management, milieu management and emergency intervention.
  • Evaluated patients' needs and preferences to create and update treatment plans.
  • Advocated for patient needs with interdisciplinary team and implemented outlined treatment plans.
  • Counseled caregivers and families on end-of-life planning and educated on patient care options.
  • Assessed patient conditions, monitored behaviors and updated supervising physicians with observations and concerns.
  • Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
  • Maintained infection control logs, streamlined charting process, and improved patient outcomes through training and leadership.
  • Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
  • Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
  • Utilized computerized Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS) and Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
  • Maintained strict patient data procedures to comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
  • Conducted patient assessments and diagnostic tests to provide physician with important patient health information.
Clarendale Of MokenaMokena, ILNurse Supervisor12/2018 to Current
  • Examined and addressed lacerations, contusions and other physical symptoms in need of further attention
  • Documented patient intake information, including medical histories, current symptoms and vitals such as height and weight
  • Documented patient intake and dietary requirements and assisted with feeding
  • Promoted patient satisfaction by assisting with daily living needs such as bathing, dressing, toileting and exercising
  • Responded to patient alarms and needs-assessment requests to identify course of treatment
  • Cleaned and sanitized rooms and equipment using aseptic technique to prevent infection and cross-contamination
  • Collected biological specimens and packaged for laboratory transport to complete important diagnostic tests
  • Managed wound care, gave respiratory treatments and helped with non-invasive procedures
  • Educated clients, patients, and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management
  • Investigated and reported all accidents fully, leveraging new knowledge to improve protections for patients and staff
  • Maintained adequate unit supplies to meet expected patient demands
  • Completed daily rounds of nursing department to verify nursing service personnel performance alignment acceptable nursing standards
  • Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses
  • Ensured HIPAA rules and regulations were carefully followed
  • Created and integrated new nursing protocols designed to improve patient outcomes while minimizing medical errors
  • Answered questions and addressed concerns from employees promptly through email, phone and in person
  • Ensured the correct number of staffers was maintained to meet budget parameters while ensuring high levels of patient care
  • Recruited, interviewed, hired and coached employees and promoted high level of care quality to patients
  • Provided patients with direct nursing care when the department was short-staffed
  • Participated in patient and family planning processes, provided instructions and addressed questions and/ concerns
  • Planned hospice care for elderly and disabled patients.
  • Ensured that each patient and his or her family received superior level of compassionate nursing and palliative care.
  • Inserted and managed central, arterial and PICC lines.
  • Reached out to patients to convey lab results and provide care instructions.
  • Treated patients by administering various types of medications and therapies.
  • Counseled caregivers and families on end-of-life planning and educated on patient care options.
  • Utilized computerized Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS) and Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
  • Oriented, assessed and mentored staff on correct procedures and clinical skills.
  • Kept clinical supplies at optimal levels.
  • Resolved conflicts promptly among physicians, nurses and other healthcare employees to keep workflows on task.
  • Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.
  • Recruited well-qualified candidates to fill vacancies and offer residents unparalleled care.
  • Implemented new hire training to further develop skills and initiate discussions on task prioritization.
  • Maintained compliance with guidelines such as HIPAA and OSHA.
  • Conducted patient assessments and diagnostic tests to provide physician with important patient health information.
Estates Of Hyde ParkChicago, ILNursing Supervisor01/2019 to 03/2020
  • Cross-trained new employees by explaining rules, procedures and job responsibilities
  • Promoted patient satisfaction by assisting with daily living needs such as bathing, dressing, toileting and exercising
  • Guaranteed exceptional care quality by correctly administering medication, inserting and caring for catheters, dressing and changing wounds and assisting with personal hygiene
  • Monitored patient's respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration
  • Assisted physicians with conducting examinations and patient scans during diagnostic processes
  • Responded to patient alarms and needs-assessment requests to identify course of treatment
  • Initiated and monitored preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures to deliver exceptional care to every patient
  • Provided patients with direct nursing care when the department was short-staffed
  • Recruited, interviewed, hired and coached employees and promoted high level of care quality to patients
  • Enforced disease prevention protocols among staff members, patients and visitors
  • Investigated and reported all accidents fully, leveraging new knowledge to improve protections for patients and staff
  • Completed daily rounds of nursing department to verify nursing service personnel performance alignment acceptable nursing standards
  • Called upon staff members to discuss patient care and treatment
  • Used facility EMR system to update patient records, transmit prescriptions and transfer files
  • Maintained adequate unit supplies to meet expected patient demands
  • Answered questions and addressed concerns from employees promptly through email, phone and in person
  • Ensured the correct number of staffers was maintained to meet budget parameters while ensuring high levels of patient care
  • Ensured HIPAA rules and regulations were carefully followed
  • Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses
  • Created and integrated new nursing protocols designed to improve patient outcomes while minimizing medical errors
  • Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
  • Counseled caregivers and families on end-of-life planning and educated on patient care options.
  • Managed and provided leadership to help staff with direct and indirect patient care and telemetry monitoring.
  • Administered scheduled medications and therapies intravenously, rectally, orally, subcutaneously and via intramuscular injections while overseeing pain management plans.
  • Planned hospice care for elderly and disabled patients.
  • Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
Elmwood Terrace Inc.Aurora, ILStudent Nurse06/2017 to 10/2018
  • Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses.
  • Managed efficient patient transfers between unit and facility locations, including moving to procedure and surgical rooms for different procedures.
  • Used facility EMR system to update patient records, transmit prescriptions and transfer files.
  • Delivered meals and snacks, helped patients feed themselves and documented intake for medical records.
  • Maintained adequate unit supplies to meet expected patient demands.
  • Obtained laboratory specimens by applying phlebotomy skills to complete both venous and finger-stick blood draws.
  • Supported personal hygiene needs of patients and monitored fluid input and output for permanent records.
  • Monitored and maintained catheters, IVs and bandages.
  • Investigated diagnoses to learn more about mechanism, action, peak and onset of each.
  • Operated under the direction of licensed nursing professionals and pursued opportunities for learning new skills.
  • Read and understood patient assignment list and reviewed all charts to check for special conditions.
  • Initiated standard medical care, including vital sign monitoring and medication administration.
  • Built rapport with patients' family members and support system.
  • Collaborated with health care team members in delivery of holistic care to patients.
  • Maintained safe and comfortable environment for each patient.
  • Collaborated with staff members to facilitate quality care.
  • Observed patient care and assessed feedback to ensure ongoing quality care.
  • Visited each patient at the start of the shift to make an introduction, ask about requirements and provide assistance.
  • Monitored patient status and reported update to senior medical staff.
Education and Training
LPN:NURSING10/2018PCCTI, OAKBROOK
Associate of Science:MORTUARY SCIENCE2016ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, COLORADO
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Burr Ridge Senior Living
  • Palos Heights Senior Living
  • Clarendale Of Mokena
  • Estates Of Hyde Park
  • Elmwood Terrace Inc.

School Attended

  • PCCTI
  • ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Job Titles Held:

  • Interim Director of Nursing
  • Assistant Living Director
  • Nurse Supervisor
  • Nursing Supervisor
  • Student Nurse

Degrees

  • LPN : NURSING 10/2018
    Associate of Science : MORTUARY SCIENCE 2016

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